CARDIOVASCULAR

Question 1

Arrhythmia

Answer 1

The loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat.

Question 2

Asystole

Answer 2

Asystole is called flatline. It refers to a complete lack of electrical activity in the heart, indicating no heart contraction, and no blood pumping through the body. This is one of the conditions required for a medical provider to certify death.

Question 3

Sudden Cardiac arrest

Answer 3

This results when treatment or cardiac arrest is not provided within a few minutes.

Question 4

Cardiac arrest

Answer 4

This is an event in which the heart abruptly stops beating, preventing blood from being pumped through the body.

Question 5

Heart block

Answer 5

This is an arrhythmia caused by the electrical signal, moving through the heart being partially or completely blocked from reaching the ventricles.

Question 6

Bradycardia

Answer 6

This is an abnormally, slow resting heart rate.

Question 7

Tachycardia

Answer 7

This is an abnormally fast resting heart rate.

Question 8

Ventricle fibrillation

Answer 8

This is a rapid, irregular, and useless contraction of the ventricles. The heart muscle, basically Quivers, and little blood is pumped through the body.

Question 9

Palpitation

Answer 9

This is a pounding or racing heartbeat, with or without a regularity in rhythm. 

Question 10

Atrial fabulation

Answer 10

This is a common type of tachycardia resulting from abnormal contractions of the atria. The atria contracts, rapid, uncontrolled twitching of the muscular heart wall.